BASIC vs Python
Alan Kennedy
alanmk at hotmail.com
Fri Dec 24 07:30:15 EST 2004
[Alan Gauld]
> I dunno. Here in the UK there was a small home computer called (I
> think) the Oric(*) which had a membrane keyboard, 4K or RAM and
> ran Forth.It had a small cult following before dying out. It
> looked a bit like the early Sinclair/Timex ZX81 and I think the
> developers came from that stable.
>
> (*)I suspect the name was a dedication to a populat SciFi series
> of the time, Blake's 7, which had a computer called Orac...
I'm afraid your memory fails you .......
The Oric-1 had a keyboard with *actual* keys, and came in two memory
sizes, 16K and 48K (I had the 48K :-). It was a lovely little machine,
and included all kinds of goodies, like a 6522 VIA ....
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=180
I think you're mixing up the Oric with the Jupiter Ace ....
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=147
seasons-greetings-ly y'rs,
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